
In a weekend interview, Gordon Brown was asked if he had talked to his predecessor since the crisis began. He replied: 'Tony's on holiday at the moment.' It was not until Saturday that Mr Blair arrived at his office in Jerusalem, and he has still yet to pay his first visit the Gaza Strip.
Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg said: 'People in the Middle East are entitled to ask themselves, "Where is Tony Blair? So far he has been conspicuous by his absence." (Source: Daily Mail)